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by mywinepal • October 27, 2017 • Comments Off on The 3rd Wave of Italian Wines in Vancouver

Italy has been making a big push into Vancouver, and Canada, over the past few years. Over the past 2 weeks, there have been 3 different Italian wine delegations come to Vancouver to show us their wines. In some cases…

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by mywinepal • October 22, 2017 • Comments Off on Grandi Marchi: Italian Wines in the World in Vancouver

I’d say that this is a top drop event, with wines from Italy only. The Grandi Marchi, is a collaboration of winemakers across Italy supporting the best qualities and distinct wine making culture of Italy. All the wineries are family-owned,…

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Wine Meridian a web-based wine magazine celebrating Italian wine dropped by Vancouver this week with 20+ wineries and some of their wines from across Italy to sample. From Piemonte to Puglia, from Sicilia to Veneto, we had plenty of interesting…

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Why are people so hung up with the 100-point wine scale and the wine they are buying? Do you want to drink 100-point wines every day? Besides the possibility of prohibitive pricing, the wines may be 100-point rated, but may…

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by mywinepal • September 9, 2017 • Comments Off on 3 Wines for You From Spain, Italy and Germany

Here are three wines from three different regions of the Old World. All really well made. I received these wines as a part of the portfolio selection from one of our local wine agencies, Patagonia Imports. When most people think…

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by mywinepal • July 5, 2017 • Comments Off on Wine, Beer and Liquor Special Events at BC Liquor Stores in July

At various BC Liquor Stores in July there will be special tastings of wines, beers, and other liquor. Find something new at one of these events and continue to enjoy them into August and onward. Here is the list of…

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by mywinepal • June 26, 2017 • Comments Off on Pairing Japanese Dishes with Italian Wine?

We have heard about fusion cuisine; mixing elements of French dishes with Mexican spices, for example. But have you considered fusion also as the pairing of cuisine from one region with the wine from another region? Recently I and a…

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What Are Valpolicella Wines? Canada loves Valpolicella wines. We import 34% of the Valpolicella DOC and 18% of Valpolicella Ripasso DOC according to the Consorzio. According to the Consorzio per la Tutela dei Vini Valpolicella, “Valpolicella is the top red…

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by mywinepal • June 17, 2017 • Comments Off on 8 Prosecco Superiore For You To Try

Prosecco is the hot sparkling wine in the world. According to Vinexpo CEO, Guillaume Deglise, “Prosecco sales would outgrow all other types of sparkling wine, increasing by over 36% over the next five years from 25.2m cases to 34.4m cases…

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by mywinepal • June 13, 2017 • Comments Off on Game Changers – 360 Degree Photo Spheres and Videos

Technology progresses and enables us to do things we only dreamed was possible. For me, one thing I would like people to experience is what does it look and sound like to be in the middle of a wine tasting…